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hooroosh

/həˈɹuːʃ/

hooroosh noun: a commotion.

Noun

hooroosh (plural hoorooshes)

  1. (dated) A commotion.
    • Oh, none but cowards send down their brain-trucks in tempest time. What a hooroosh aloft there!1851, Herman Melville, chapter 120, in Moby-Dick
    • Under cover of a hooroosh by the Manchester, the Gurkhas have rushed a bluff 600 yards ahead of our line and are sticking to their winnings.1920, Sir Ian Hamilton, Gallipoli Diary

Forms of hooroosh

pluralhoorooshes
alternative formhurroosh

Questions about hooroosh

What does hooroosh mean?
Hooroosh means a commotion.
What part of speech is hooroosh?
Hooroosh is a noun.
How do you pronounce hooroosh?
Hooroosh is pronounced /həˈɹuːʃ/.
What is the plural of hooroosh?
The plural of hooroosh is hoorooshes.

Words near hooroosh in the dictionary

  1. Hoorn
  2. hooroo
  3. hoorooed
  4. hoorooing
  5. hooroos
  6. hooroosh
  7. hoorooshes
  8. hoos
  9. hooscow
  10. hooscows
  11. hoose

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